Send it off is the best way to be honest. Keep your warranty in tact incase anything gets worse. I stopped playing my 360 really when it came back from the E74 error, apart from Red Dead, and tbh I'm happy about it.

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Basically here is the issue. The Xbox 360 overheats and the solder that holds the chips on the mobo and makes connections melts at about 195 degrees F. So if you can't send it back to MStuff you can try a few temporary and risky fixes yourself.

*drumroll please*

Method 1: The towel trick.

Risk: FIRE - keep an extinguisher handy.

Complexity: Easy

Cost: 1 Xbox and a towel.

Details: Rap the 360 in a warm fluffy towels less HD. Turn it on for 15 to 20 minutes and cook on high. Turn off and let cool for for 15 to 20 minutes. Then enjoy assuming it works.

Method 2: The blow dryer.

Risk: FIRE and electrocution - keep an extinguisher handy.

Complexity: Medium

Cost: 1 Xbox and a hair dryer.

Details: Open the Xbox and remove the mobo. and heat sinks. Apply heat directly to the CPU effected by the high temps and hopfully the solder melts into place again... yeah right. Reassemble and pray it worked. Then enjoy.

Method 3: Reflow the mobo.

Risk: minimal to none

Complexity: Advanced

Cost: Professional with reflow machine

Details: Pay someone to do a reflow on your mobo, it will cost and you might have to ship the mobo to the shop. Once you get it back hopefully your Xbox won't get that hot again.

Prevent this from happening To everyone who hasn't got the RROD please play in a cooled room. If your room is like 90 degrees it is only going to take 110 more to kill the box. Some preventative measures are to upgrade the 2 fans so they expel more heat. Upgrade the cooling in your room buy a $90 air conditioner.

So that's why overheating works? I didn't think it got so hot that the solder melted.But when the solder melts it can go to the wrong places, so I guess you need very much luck for it to get right. But still the towel trick is said to almost always work. Strange.

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Method 3: Reflow the mobo.

What means reflowing? Same as resoldering?

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Prevent this from happening To everyone who hasn't got the RROD please play in a cooled room. If your room is like 90 degrees it is only going to take 110 more to kill the box. Some preventative measures are to upgrade the 2 fans so they expel more heat. Upgrade the cooling in your room buy a $90 air conditioner.

90 degrees F (32 Celsius) is damn hot, not to speak about 110 F (43 C)!! If it was 110 F in my living room I think my body would get a RROD too...

There's no such thing as a $90 air donditioner where I live. $2500 is more plausible.

@Assassin, have a look at this site. Website. It advice against the towel trick.

My first generation 360 (build date early 2006) RROD'd three months after the warranty expired, a friend installed the x-clamps and reseated the heat sink and it worked for another six months. One day I got the RROD and did the towel trick to get it working and traded it into Gamestop for half the cost of a brand new one. Boom.

I'm hoping I never get an RROD again, hopefully with the new chipset, this is a worry of the past.

When you get it back don't overuse it. I always played like ten hours straight when I was stuck indoors. Now, I've sold my PS3, I value my 360 more. If I played for more than 3 hours straight, I switch it off for half hour.

I believe my friend has had 3 rrod's on 360's since December 07. Microsoft fixed it the first time then just replaced it the next time. for the 3rd I believe he was given a high street voucher as a refund for about 3/4 of the value of the console from when he first bought it. we then went down to game and got a ps3 instead (i dont intend to sound like a fanboy btw) I think one of his problems is the fact he never looks after anything. he's even had more shit with his ps3 in about 4 months than ive had with mine in 3 years.

My advice is to look after it when microsoft have fixed it, care for the console and it should be ok ish.

I believe my friend has had 3 rrod's on 360's since December 07. Microsoft fixed it the first time then just replaced it the next time. for the 3rd I believe he was given a high street voucher as a refund for about 3/4 of the value of the console from when he first bought it. we then went down to game and got a ps3 instead (i dont intend to sound like a fanboy btw) I think one of his problems is the fact he never looks after anything. he's even had more shit with his ps3 in about 4 months than ive had with mine in 3 years.

My advice is to look after it when microsoft have fixed it, care for the console and it should be ok ish.

What the hell does he do to it? I have my PS3 on for prolonged amounts of time and haven't had one problem since release day... I just keep it well ventilated. I did it with my 360 too... That still felt the need to RRoD on me though. Hopefully when I get a new one it'll behave better and M$ can redeem themselves.

I believe my friend has had 3 rrod's on 360's since December 07. Microsoft fixed it the first time then just replaced it the next time. for the 3rd I believe he was given a high street voucher as a refund for about 3/4 of the value of the console from when he first bought it. we then went down to game and got a ps3 instead (i dont intend to sound like a fanboy btw) I think one of his problems is the fact he never looks after anything. he's even had more shit with his ps3 in about 4 months than ive had with mine in 3 years.

My advice is to look after it when microsoft have fixed it, care for the console and it should be ok ish.

What the hell does he do to it? I have my PS3 on for prolonged amounts of time and haven't had one problem since release day... I just keep it well ventilated. I did it with my 360 too... That still felt the need to RRoD on me though. Hopefully when I get a new one it'll behave better and M$ can redeem themselves.

Only just read the post so i'll reply.

He doesnt give a shit about anything because mummy and daddy went through a divorce a few years back and he clicks his fingers and gets what he wants. any resistance to his demands will be met with i'll ask dad/mum instead, dependant on which parent says no. if he didnt get the xbox replaced by ms then im sure his dad would have stumped up the cash.

a prime example of his lack of care is when he moved his 360 back to his bedroom and threw it onto his bed and then it bounced off onto the floor. It worked, for a bit. oh, the ps3 was left in a unventilated cupboard and was always on, but thanks to me its working ok now. I told him he's a fucktard for puttin it in there and mummy and daddy aren't going to replace it cos i told them he's a fucktard